Theatre Department Scholarship Awards

The department awards six modest scholarships each year to eligible theatre majors.
Awards are announced in the spring, and recipients are presented at the Honors Convocation
in May. There is no formal application process.

The awards all share the following criteria:

Student must be a theatre major

Student must be a sophomore or junior (junior only for Watts award)

Student must have attended SCSU for at least two semesters

Student's GPA for courses in the theatre department must be 3.0 or better

Student cannot previously have received a departmental scholarship

Should there be no students meeting the above criteria and deserving of one of the
awards as described below in any year, that scholarship might not be granted.

Peter D. Mann Award

Awarded to a student who has shown outstanding service and dedication to the department
in technical production or design areas.

A. Richard Coakley Memorial Award

Awarded to a student who has shown outstanding development and talent in acting.

Grandma Gladys Memorial Award

Awarded to a student who has shown outstanding service and dedication to the department
in acting or directing, or technical production or design areas.

Anthony Mark Watts Memorial Award

Awarded to a student who has shown outstanding service and dedication to the department
in acting or directing, or technical production or design areas.

William R. Elwood Scholarship Award

Awarded to a Theatre major with a Junior standing and a GPA of 3.5, to alternate annually
in Performance and Design and Technical Theatre.

Michael V. Altieri Memorial Scholarship Award

Awarded to an active full-time undergraduate student who is a participant in the Crescent
Players and has a minimum GPA of 2.5 and is in genuine financial need.

The SCSU Alumni Association also offers scholarships, some specifically for theatre
students. These scholarships must be applied for online, and the date for application
is from October 1st through December 29th. During the application dates, the Alumni
Association will send e-mails and post notices on the SCSU website regarding application
for these scholarships.